retrieved

Example Sentences

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This was what Lincoln, his most powerful reader, retrieved during the Union’s death struggle with secession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Only some of the embezzled goods which formed part of the final charges admitted by the ex-SNP chief executive have been retrieved.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

"He was retrieved from the water by another person who was in the water with him at the time of the attack," Queensland Police Inspector Elaine Burns said in a news briefing.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

A German Leopard 2A4 battle tank sits in an outdoor space, supposedly retrieved from the Kursk battlefield in February 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“I wish you’d stop reading this trash,” she said and flung it inside, where it fell under the sofa, to be retrieved later.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago